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HER Number:18661.30
Name:PENRYN - Post Medieval prison

Summary - not yet available

Grid Reference:SW 7868 3411
Parish:Penryn, Carrick, Cornwall
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Protected Status: None recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 18661.30
  • SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW73SE 51

Monument Type(s):

  • PRISON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

According to wingfield (b8), the episcopal palace at penryn (prn 18661.11), Re-used after the reformation by a farmer (prn 18661.2), Was converted into a borough gaol; it was demolished early in the 19th c, though a fragment still remains.


<1> Sowell, CR, 1865, Collegiate Church of St Thomas of Glasney, VOL 1, PT 3, 21-34 (Article in Journal). SCO5154.

<2> Rashleigh, J & Vincent, JAC, 1879, Abstract of the Glasney Cartulary, 216-263 (Article in Journal). SCO5146.

<3> Peter, TC, 1903, The History of Glasney Collegiate Church (Bibliographic reference). SCO4122.

<4> Henderson, C, 1935, Essays in Cornish History (Bibliographic reference). SCO3501.

<5> Pevsner, N, 1951, The Buildings of England: Cornwall, 120 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4126.

<6> Roddis, RJ, 1964, Penryn: the History of an Ancient Cornish Borough (Bibliographic reference). SCO4267.

<7> PELLOWE, EF, 197-, THE HISTORY OF PENRYN FORRYN (MS) (Unedited Source). SCO8047.

<8> Wingfield, DEV, 1979, Penryn, Archaeology and Development: a Survey, 6, 8, 12 (Cornwall Event Report). SCO5060.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SCO5154 - Article in Journal: Sowell, CR. 1865. Collegiate Church of St Thomas of Glasney. Journal of the Royal Iinstitution of Cornwall. 1. 21-34. VOL 1, PT 3, 21-34.
[2]SCO5146 - Article in Journal: Rashleigh, J & Vincent, JAC. 1879. Abstract of the Glasney Cartulary. JRIC. 6. 216-263.
[3]SCO4122 - Bibliographic reference: Peter, TC. 1903. The History of Glasney Collegiate Church.
[4]SCO3501 - Bibliographic reference: Henderson, C. 1935. Essays in Cornish History.
[5]SCO4126 - Bibliographic reference: Pevsner, N. 1951. The Buildings of England: Cornwall. 120.
[6]SCO4267 - Bibliographic reference: Roddis, RJ. 1964. Penryn: the History of an Ancient Cornish Borough.
[7]SCO8047 - Unedited Source: PELLOWE, EF. 197-. THE HISTORY OF PENRYN FORRYN (MS).
[8]SCO5060 - Cornwall Event Report: Wingfield, DEV. 1979. Penryn, Archaeology and Development: a Survey. 6, 8, 12.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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18661Part of: PENRYN - Medieval palace (Monument)